Small area analysis on a large scale-the california experience in mapping teenage birth " hot spots” for resource allocation

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 33-45

  Taylor, Don ^a   Chavez, Gilberto ^b  

^a First 5 California Children and Families Commission   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

AdLolescence; Adolescent health services; Birth rate; Geography; Pregnancy; Pregnancy in adolescence prevention and control; Small area analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CALIFORNIA; CENSUSES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HUMANS; MAPS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 0036512248     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200203000-00005     Document Type: Article

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